Yapster

bro snowman, wats a sand dollar? paisey, pls pardon my ignorance. thanks in advance!

hope can see the tank uploaded.

update with price. 3ft (L) x 2ft (H) x 1.5ft (B.) tank with wooden cabinet - ($80) 2 sets of 3ft flourescent lights (2x coral white & 2x actinic) with casing - (3 out of 4 tubes working, 1 electronic ballast nt working) - ($30) eheim filter 2226 - ($50) eheim ecco filter 2231 - most suited for planted tank - ($30) eheim surface skimmer - goes with either above filter CO2 tank (3 ltr) with solenoid & air pressure gauge - ($50) CO2 mixing chamber - goes with the CO2 tank total $240, take everything for $200. suitable for both planted & marine (fish only) tank. bro, jonny, this was what i pm you, not sure you received it. just in case.

hey bros & sistas, Updated with latest info: Previous setup for garage sale: 3ft (L) x 2ft (H) x 1.5ft ( tank with wooden cabinet 2 sets of 3ft flourescent lights (2x coral white & 2x actinic) with casing - (3 out of 4 tubes working, 1 electronic ballast nt working) eheim filter 2226 eheim ecco filter 2231 - most suited for planted tank eheim surface skimmer CO2 tank (3 ltr) with solenoid & air pressure gauge CO2 mixing chamber Price very negotiable. Pls so call/sms me at 93370070, thanks. rgds, daryl

hey bros & sistas, Just upgraded to 4ft tank. Previous setup for garage sale: 3ft x 2ft tank with cabinet lights with casing eheim filter 2226 eheim ecco filter (cant remember model#, will update soon) eheim surface skimmer CO2 tank (3 ltr) with solenoid CO2 mixing chamber Price very negotiable. Pls so call/sms me at 93370070, thanks. rgds, daryl

thanks for bro angelfishlover & hammy for your valuable suggestions & opinion!

Sounds to me that you have dinoflagalletes rather than a diatom problem since you mentioned they appear only when the light is on. Controlling the nutrient level in the tank should do the trick in bringing this infestation under control. Mainly bring down nitrate,phosphates and silicates. Some ways would be: - Avoid overfeeding (not guilty) - Top-up with RO/DI water instead of tapwater (guilty, but have been doing it for past 2yrs, so unlikely cause) - Do regular water changes using RO/DI water ideally (water change 15% weekly for past 1.5yrs, now 30% eevry 2 weeks) - Use chemical media to remove phosphates/silicates chemically, if possible use it in a fluidized reactor for best results (guilty, recently stopped using carbon & phosguard, most likely cause) Thanks bro kalib!

hi guys, recently my 3ft fish only tank started to grow brown "algae" on some of the live rocks. it also started to spread slowly to neighbouring rocks and also seen on substrate. interestingly, they only start to appear when the light is on. don't see them in mornings & afternoons. i notice i start to have this brown thing forming slowly on my rocks after i change from flourescent (2x white, 2x blue) to t5 lights (same combo). light timing no change. food no change (mysis & ocean nutrition). fish no change, no new fish. water change freq & % no change. is this algae? thks & rgds, daryl

will lions take initiative to eat market prawns chopped into small pieces sinking down the tank during feeding? or are they lazy & sit there for food to drift within striking distance? pardon my ignorance, am thinking of keeping lions as well. thanks!

hi bro orange, waterboy has a good point. do check your no3... i have a 3'x1.5'x2' tank, since oct'05. every wk i change 1 pail of water (abt 10%), which i recently realised it wasn't enough... started to change 2 pails eevry week, and need to monitor no3 level.

bro ktlk, din see a chiller... guess u r not using one rite?

hi bros. im new to the club. have a 3 ft tank (fowlr) since last oct last year. planning to upgrade to 4-2-2 soon, hopefully nx yr. bro bigbird, indeed your tank is inspirational (at least to me). very nice... your 6ft sump tank is bigger than alot of people's main tank still have alot to learn from bros here.

hi guys, may i know how does a red bamboo & fern caulerpa algae look like? many thanks in advance!

hi guys, new kid on the block here. i have a 3"x1.5"x2"(H) tank with a fan on 24/7, able to achieve 27~28 deg. yes, agree with some bros here that the fan is impt.